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His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama will lead a public conversation on “The Pursuit of Happiness” with other world religious leaders October 17, 2010, 1:30-3:30 p.m., on the Emory University Campus. CSLR is hosting the event as the capstone of its multi-year research project on the Pursuit of Happiness. It is one of several events featuring His Holiness during his October 17-19, 2010 visit to Emory.

An Emory Presidential Distinguished Professor, the Dalai Lama will open the forum with a 25-minute address followed by responses from The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth; and George Washington University Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a distinguished scholar of Islam.

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If you will, you can become all flame.Extra caritatem nulla salus.In order to become whole, take the "I" out of "holiness". सर्वभूतहितἌνω σχῶμεν τὰς καρδίας"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." -- Mohandas GandhiY dduw bo'r diolch.

The conference is being held in Atlanta. She won't be the only Christian in the room.

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If you will, you can become all flame.Extra caritatem nulla salus.In order to become whole, take the "I" out of "holiness". सर्वभूतहितἌνω σχῶμεν τὰς καρδίας"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." -- Mohandas GandhiY dduw bo'r diolch.

And what do you guys think of the modern emphasys on happiness? IMO, it has become a vice and in some cases even an idolatry of self-satisfaction. I think we are in dire need of remembering that the path to God is Jesus Christ and the path to Jesus is through our own "crosses" not through our happiness.

Just to spark the discussion, what is happiness in face of the Cross?

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Many energies, three persons, two natures, one God, one Church, one Baptism.

And what do you guys think of the modern emphasys on happiness? IMO, it has become a vice and in some cases even an idolatry of self-satisfaction. I think we are in dire need of remembering that the path to God is Jesus Christ and the path to Jesus is through our own "crosses" not through our happiness.

Just to spark the discussion, what is happiness in face of the Cross?

Wouldn't Happiness be a result of the Cross?

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If you will, you can become all flame.Extra caritatem nulla salus.In order to become whole, take the "I" out of "holiness". सर्वभूतहितἌνω σχῶμεν τὰς καρδίας"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." -- Mohandas GandhiY dduw bo'r diolch.